Public WiFi
Wireless Internet access is now available in several Barnet libraries. If you have a wireless enabled laptop you can now use it in the library to get a free Internet connection:
- the service is currently available at Chipping Barnet, Edgware, Golders Green, Hendon and North Finchley libraries
- you must be a library member
- use your library card number and library password to login
- access is free to library members
- you can use the service for an hour at a time - there is a short break before you can login again
- the standard Library Internet Acceptable Usage Policy applies.
Burnt Oak and South Friern libraries will also have free public WiFi when they reopen after refurbishment and rebuilding.
Tips for using the public WiFi:
- you will need a wireless enabled laptop using the 802.11a/b/g standard
- the WiFi hotspot is called Barnet Libraries Public WiFi or Hendonlibrary - these should appear in your list of WiFi services
- once you have connected to the hotspot please restart your browser to see the login page 'Barnet Libraries Wireless Internet Access'
- enter your library card number and library password into the Library Number and Password boxes
- you will need to agree to the Terms and Conditions. You can view them from the Terms and Conditions link.
- check the 'I agree to the Terms and Conditions' box and then choose Login
- if your login is successful you will see a small pop-up window headed Your Session
- your browser should open your home page.
- sessions are for 60 minutes. You can login again after a 15 minute break. Your session will timeout if it is inactive for too long.
- when you have finished you can logout from the Your Session window and disconnect in your Wireless network settings.
Troubleshooting
- you may need to adjust your browser Connections settings so that proxy settings, IP address and DNS are assigned automatically
- if your login fails, check that the wireless signal is not too weak. If it is try moving to another part of the building
- try restarting your laptop and your browser if you still cannot connect.
- if you cannot login there may be a problem with your library account. The WiFi system uses the same details as you would use to login to a library PC so you can check on a library PC or by asking staff.
- if your home page doesn't show after you have logged in, try restarting your browser. You won't need to logout you will still be connected.
- ask library staff for a copy of the helpsheet 'How to use Barnet Libraries wifi'
- if you are not already a library member you can join if you 'Live, work or study' in the London Borough of Barnet. Simply complete a membership form in the library or visit the library membership form webpage
- if you are a library member but don't have a library password please ask the staff in your local library to set one up for you.
